Commander VS #513 Halloween Horrors: Four Decks, Gallowbraid to N'ghathrod
Commander VS #513 sets Gallowbraid, Umbris, Nihiloor, and Captain N'ghathrod against each other in four Commander lists, dated Oct 28, 2026.
Four Commander lists, one Halloween theme, and a Gallowbraid pile that runs 36 Swamp: Commander VS #513, "Halloween Horrors", dated Oct 28, 2026, puts four Magic: The Gathering decks side by side. The commanders are Gallowbraid, Umbris, Fear Manifest, Nihiloor, and Captain N'ghathrod. The lists are reported, not officially confirmed.
If you like comparing how four builders solve the same Commander puzzle, this is the kind of lineup worth a slow read. TCGKing's take: the interest here is in the overlaps and the differences between the lists, not in any single card.
Commander VS #513 Deck 1: Gallowbraid
Jonathan Suarez built the Gallowbraid deck, submitted by Tuhwee. It runs 1 commander, 21 creatures, 19 artifacts, 6 enchantments, 8 sorceries, 9 instants, and 36 Swamp.
Notable inclusions are:
- Asmodeus the Archfiend and Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Platinum Angel and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- Sol Ring, Vorpal Sword, and Lich's Mastery
- Sign in Blood and Murder
Umbris, Fear Manifest Deck
Stephen Green's Umbris list has 24 creatures, 13 artifacts, 7 enchantments, 9 sorceries, and 9 instants. It also carries two planeswalkers, Ashiok, Dream Render and Ashiok, Nightmare Muse, plus 35 lands (8 Island, 9 Swamp).
The list includes Rhystic Study, Demonic Tutor, Mana Drain, Counterspell, Dark Ritual, Phyrexian Obliterator, Toxrill, the Corrosive, Elder Brain, Windfall, and Panharmonicon.
Nihiloor and Captain N'ghathrod Decks
Jeremy Noell's Nihiloor deck has 29 creatures, one planeswalker (Tasha, the Witch Queen), 10 artifacts, 6 enchantments, 7 sorceries, 9 instants, and 37 lands (6 Island, 4 Plains, 6 Swamp).
Its list includes Control Magic, Bribery, Reanimate, Hostage Taker, Sower of Temptation, Thief of Sanity, Smothering Tithe, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth.
Corey Baumeister's Captain N'ghathrod deck also has 29 creatures, alongside 12 artifacts, 2 enchantments, 8 sorceries, 14 instants, and 34 lands (2 Island, 5 Swamp).
Its list includes Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, Mana Drain, Toxic Deluge, Ancient Tomb, Cavern of Souls, Urza's Saga, Skullclamp, Shadowspear, and Phyrexian Obliterator.
What the Four Halloween Decks Share
Sol Ring appears in all four lists. Mind Stone, Zellix, Sanity Flayer, and Consuming Aberration show up in three each, among other overlaps.
Mana Drain and Phyrexian Obliterator also turn up in more than one list, in the Umbris and Captain N'ghathrod decks.
What is still unknown
- Deck prices are not stated.
- Which deck won, and how the games played out, is not stated.
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For more Commander material, see the Jodah, the Unifier Bracket 2 deck guide.
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